Broken mountains and rivers: Sushou restores the universe

Chapter 164 Paranoia
"Not in a hurry." Shen Muyu asked softly, seemingly casually: "Xiao Ji, I asked you to investigate. From yesterday until now, has anyone in the palace escaped suspiciously? ?”

Xiao Ji looked at Shen Muyu's indifferent and indifferent expression, but he could see that he was very concerned about this matter, and he asked clearly if Princess Ying escaped by relying on a fire and fled.

He shook his head and replied affirmatively: "Your Majesty, I have been checked carefully by someone. Just after we called in, many attendants in the Duke's Palace saw that Princess Ying was still in the palace. She is undoubtedly the one who scolded you as a wolf and thief on the top of the palace, and since our people surrounded the entire palace group, not even a single bird has flown out, let alone a human being."

After Shen Guo's army came in yesterday, Shen Muyu immediately dispersed all Shen Guo's soldiers and took control of the entire palace complex, even outside the palace walls.

But Shen Muyu and the others are not familiar with Hongcheng after all, and there is a section of complex residential buildings outside the north wall and east wall of the palace complex, so Shen Guo's army didn't notice the small alley outside the north wall. It's just guarding the relatively spacious south wall and west wall, together with all the palace gates.

Wei Ying also calculated exactly this point, so she set the exit in a hidden place in the back garden.

Fortunately, Wei Ying created a fire and successfully suspended animation. Before that, she fumbled to find a way to avoid people's eyes and ears and go directly to the Yingfu Inn. Otherwise, as long as there was a problem with one link, she would not be able to Get away smoothly.

Hearing Xiao Ji's affirmative answer, Shen Muyu still didn't believe that Wei Ying was dead, or rather, he didn't want to believe that the girl with a clear mind and cunning would die just like that.

He lowered his eyes and pondered for a long time before hesitatingly said: "Do we need to let the soldiers search the houses and inns in the city..."

"Your Majesty." Xiao Ji couldn't help but sighed softly, and said, "You said that the most important thing for us to fight this way is to subdue people's hearts. If you really let the soldiers search the whole city, it will definitely disturb the people. And there are Even if the soldier fished in troubled waters and made some acts of harassing the people, we wouldn't know about it. Then your hard work of trying to restrain the soldiers under you along the way will be in vain. Isn't it worth the candle?

"Moreover, there is a [-]% chance that Wei Ying has already set herself on fire in Qingyang Palace. You can't find her even if you search the whole city. Why do you do such a thing that is harmful but not beneficial?"

Shen Muyu's eyebrows frowned slightly unconsciously, he lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time, and said with a low smile: "Forget it, but I'm paranoid..."

"...Then forget it."

The last sentence sounded a little weak, it was a tone that Xiao Ji had never heard from Shen Muyu's mouth, and he couldn't help being taken aback.

Shen Muyu raised her eyes to look at Xiao Ji, without any emotion on her face, she said with a light smile, "Xiao Ji, go and pass the meal on for me."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Ji said no more, after saluting in a proper manner, he turned and walked outside the hall.

Shen Muyu stared at Xiao Ji's back for a while, then walked out of the hall and disappeared, the smile gradually disappeared on his face, revealing a look of regret.

He lowered his eyes slightly, and whispered to himself: "Really... dead?"

"It's a pity that I didn't get to see her true face in the end."

"Ugh……"

(End of this chapter)